Alright, I'm beginning to get a little ticked off. My lungs feel better, and my cough is almost gone. But my allergies seem to have kicked into high gear and I can rarely breathe through my nose. Granted I have always had allergies but they have gotten worse when you'd think my quit would be rewarding me here. I know...talk to my Doctor. Just wondering if I'm alone.
Audrey
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[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/16/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 14
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 287
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $39.2
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Ok Phil. It's just that the Chantix site was telling me that I should be tasting and smelling so much better by now, and I'm not, it's worse. I'll be patient.
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[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 288
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $39.2
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Thanks all for your insight. It probably is just another method my body is using to expel crud, and it's not as free flowing as the cough. I'm just tired of waking up in the middle of the night with a mouth as dry as the desert.
Upside: No desire to smoke when I can't breathe :|
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[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/16/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 14
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 289
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $39.2
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Hello everybody. Didn't think this belonged on the "rewards" post nor did it have any place on the cruise ship, but wanted to let you know that I am finally feeling better! I slept through the night last night...two months of waking up in the middle of the night with desert mouth sucks!
My medicine cabinet is overflowing! I'm a space cadet but my nose works again. I'll take it as a reward, suits me fine. The doctors have taken all my money.
Can't wait to start experiencing the health benefits you all have been enjoying without me :)
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[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 50
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,007
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $140
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Katy,
Yes, me, and all of my support friends are winning this battle...together. What you have told prepares me for perhaps dealing with this for awhile.
After I kill this infection I go through the allergy testing, and then probably shots.
I cannot even ask the doctor about the 2 cats that I know I'm allergic to. I hope medicine has an answer because I cannot bear the thought of losing them :(
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[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 50
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,017
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $140
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Dennis,
Just so you know, I think I waited too long before I went to the doctor and by that time the problem was chronic and the infection deep seated. So the recovery has been long too. I fight doctors and their medicines but now I am doing whatever they say because like you I lost patience. If you haven't done so already go see the doc.
PS: Fortunately one is not as inclined to smoke when they are ill as when they are well. There's a positive!!! Feel better Dude.
Audrey
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[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,014
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Glad to know I'm not alone Todash and Kiwi. And to all who read this: it is not my intent to be the bummer of this site. I'm never sick and usually full of energy but to be feeling this way for over a month is wearing me out. I wish you knew the healthy me (I promise when I get better I will still be here :) and reintroduce myself).
Rainie - My eyes are fine. He says I'm just sick and have no energy and no strength to focus. Feel like a dufus but eyes are important and I have glaucoma in my family. Better to have peace of mind.
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[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 38
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 778
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $106.4
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Thank you Phillip. Nice to know this site has a great big brother.
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SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: QUITTING SMOKING IS DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR HEALTH.
That's how I feel. My body has done nothing but punish me. I finally went to an allergist and had a CT scan done on my sinuses and I have Chronic Sinusitis. I am on 14 days of antibiotics but here on day seven I still have not killed the beast. After the drugs are done I have to have an allergy test done. Of course I got a cold in the last couple of days to complicate the matter. The infection is bacterial and the cold is viral, and the antibiotic fights the bacteria while the virus feeds the infection!! This crap has been going on so long I think it is why vision is starting to get blurred (have a call in to my Dr about it).
I exercise and try to eat right but can hardly fit into my jeans.
So this is the thanks I get? My patience is wearing thin. I did not have these problems before I quit. Sucks.
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[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 36
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 737
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $100.8
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